fichent

\fiʃ\

/\fiʃ\/ verb

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The verdict

“fichent” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,493
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ficher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fichent · fichent · French

fichent · rank #31,493 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,493
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fervents

Nearest frequency peer: fervents (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fichent »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fichent » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fichent vs fiches
71% similar
fichent vs firent
71% similar
fichent vs fixent
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fichent
PropertyValue
Headwordfichent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fiʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,493
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fichent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fichentse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fervents » (#31,492), « finirez » (#31,494), « ferries » (#31,491). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fichent » est au #31,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fichent (IPA \fiʃ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,493 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fichent, with forms such as "fcihent", "ffichent", and "ficchent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fiches", "firent", "fixent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fichent, spelled F-I-C-H-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ficher.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de ficher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fichent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces gens-là, ils sont super-riches, ils s’en fichent si on touche à leurs trucs.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcihent
  • ffichent
  • ficchent
  • ficehnt
  • fichennt
  • fichentt
  • fichetn
  • fichhent
  • fichnet
  • fihcent
  • ifchent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fichent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fcihent2ffichent1ficchent1ficehnt2fichennt1fichentt1fichetn2fichhent1
Edit distance from "fichent"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fichent"?
"fichent" is spelled F-I-C-H-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fiʃ\.
What does "fichent" mean?
As a verb, "fichent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ficher.
What words are commonly confused with "fichent"?
"fichent" is commonly confused with "fiches", "firent", "fixent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fichent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fichent" is \fiʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fichent" come from?
"fichent" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fichent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

finirez#31,494ferries#31,491flexion#31,498Fouquet#31,501

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

enrôler11 variantsglaciale11 variantsdéguste11 variantsglander11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list